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Lacie LaPlug Will Turn Your HDD Into A NAS

7:20AM September 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Lacie’s LaPlug is identical to the Pogoplug in concept: plug in any USB HDD and it magically transforms into a Time Machine-compatible NAS drive that’s accessible from outside your home network. This is a product trend I like. More »

Computing

Think Inside The Box: The Ultimate NAS Showdown

1:00AM September 23, 2011 | Tim Ferrill - MaximumPC

The NAS box. It’s not particularly sexy or groundbreaking, but network-attached storage is an obvious solution for a common need. And here’s the very best of the bunch. More »

Computing

Turn An Old Computer Into A Networked Backup, Streaming Or Torrenting Machine With FreeNAS

6:20AM July 20, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

At its most basic, network attached storage, or NAS, is a great way to share files on your local network. But it’s also a perfect solution for backing up your computers, streaming media across your home network, or even torrenting files to a central server. If you have an ageing computer lying around, you can turn it into a NAS for for free with the open-source FreeNAS operating system. Here’s how. More »

Computing

Pick One Of These Smart People-Approved NAS Alternatives

6:10AM June 23, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Apple’s Time Capsule refresh generated about as much chatter as a networked hard drive an possible drum up – but what if you don’t want a router/backup mutant? Here are three non-Apple data-ass-savers we vouch hard for: More »

Computing

Will Time Capsule Pack An A4/A5 Processor And Run iOS?

5:55AM June 4, 2011 | Adrian Covert

It’s been rumoured that an updated Time Capsule model will cache and distribute downloads from the app store. Now sources tell Ars Technica that Time Capsule will have an A4 or A5 processor and run iOS, like AppleTV. [Ars Technica]

Computing

Pogoplug Video Now Streams Your HD Footage Over The Internet

5:00AM January 7, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Cloud Systems’ Pogoplug is the little Linux-based box that can turn any hard drive into a NAS/Server, streaming photos and music not only over LAN, but the internet as well. With the latest iteration, Pogoplug can now stream HD video. More »

Gadgets

The Best Gadgets Of The Year (So Far)

5:00AM November 2, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Technology’s about a lot more than buying stuff – but let’s be honest, we all love our gadgets. So we’re here to help you find the best of the best – laptops, cameras, phones and a lot more. More »

New Pogoplug Pro USB Cloud-Sharing Device Has Wireless Built In

3:00AM October 12, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The Pogoplug, a handy device for putting your USB disks in the cloud, was formerly hard-wired (or wireless via adaptor) and formerly pink. The new $US99 Pogoplug Pro is black and has wireless built in. More »

Pogoplug USB Cloud File-Sharing Device Gets Wireless Option

1:02AM August 18, 2010 | Jason Chen

Pogoplug, a device that lets you put any USB disk onto the internet, is getting a wireless adaptor. Now you can have your disk anywhere in your house and still access it from the outside world. More »

Now Seagate Has A Really Simple, Really Cheap Home NAS Solution

10:00PM July 19, 2010 | Jason Chen

Recently the manufacturing trend in mainstream network storage has been to eschew using Microsoft’s Windows Home Server packages, which is basically a low-powered PC, and coming up with their own proprietary machines. Seagate’s? Basically just a hard drive. More »